affectional orientation
[ uh-fek-shuh-nl awr-ee-uhn-tey-shuhn, ‐en‐ ]
/ əˈfɛk ʃə nl ˌɔr i ənˈteɪ ʃən, ‐ɛn‐ /
noun
one's natural preference for a romantic partner of one gender or the other, or the absence of gender preference in a romantic relationship; one’s aromantic, biromantic, heteroromantic, homoromantic, or panromantic identity.
Also called
ro·man·tic o·ri·en·ta·tion.
Compare
sexual orientation.
Origin of affectional orientation
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby affectional orientation
affectation,
affected,
affecting,
affection,
affectional,
affectional orientation,
affectionate,
affective,
affective disorder,
affective fallacy,
affective psychosis